GALLERY: High calibre of boxing was maintained throughout the Boxing 5 tournament
A high calibre of boxing was maintained throughout the Boxing 5 tournament, which boasted a full bill of 10 bouts on June 30 at the Turffontein Racecourse.
THE heart of boxing was always in the Southern Suburbs and, delightfully enough, it has returned, with the presentation of various events over the past few months.
A high calibre of boxing was maintained throughout the Boxing 5 tournament, which boasted a full bill of 10 bouts on June 30 at the Turffontein Racecourse.
Promoters Tumelo Matsose and Lebo Mosiliki, in conjunction with Boxing 5, Larry Wainstein and tournament organiser Manny Fernandes, combined a well-balanced bout list for the afternoon’s proceedings, and spectators enjoyed some good boxing.
Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk.
The main bout saw Ladumo Lamati taking control of the fight from round one against his Tanzanian opponent Saidi Chimo in an international featherweight bout over 10 rounds.
Lamati, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-featherweight champion and African Boxing Union (ABU) and South African title-holder, overshadowed his counterpart, picking out his punches to win by TKO in the sixth round.
He fought out of Rocky’s Gymnasium, recording his 15th win, which included 10 KOs and one draw.
The women’s bout was definitely the fight of the day when two well-trained boxers in the ring displayed their skills to the fullest. Ellen Simwaka from Rocky’s Gymnasium meant business when she outclassed Simangele Hadebe and clinched the Women’s Boxing Federation (WBF) bantamweight belt. She won by TKO in the seventh round, 1.32 seconds, over 10 rounds.
This was their third rematch, and Simwaka made no mistake to take down her opponent to increase her winning scale to seven wins which include five KOs.
In the undercard of the afternoon, Erick Mukadi won his middleweight bout by TKO in the seventh round, 2.11 seconds, against John Bopape in an eight-rounder.
The other results were as follows:
Paul Mangxilana drew against Sifiso Hlongwane in the junior-lightweight bout over six rounds.
Asiphe Ntshili won by unanimous points decision by the judges 59/55, 58/56, 59/55 against Romeo Makwakwa in the junior-featherweight division over six rounds.
Sheldon Schultz won by TKO first round, 2.12 seconds, in the welterweight division against Dennis Mbath over four rounds.
Faraday Mukandila won by TKO second round, 1.07 seconds, in the welterweight division against Alex Thobela over four rounds.
Abel Ndava drew against Mandla Simanga in the bantamweight division over four rounds.
The next Boxing 5 tournament will be announced soon.
Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk.
Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk.
Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk.
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